title: Liver Resection for Primary Hepatic Neoplasms.
abstract: Subtotal hepatic resection was performed in 356 patients; 87 had primary hepatic malignancies, 108 had metastatic tumors, and 161 had benign lesions including 8 traumatic injuries. The global mortality was 4.2%. The experience has elucidated the role of subtotal hepatic resection both for benign and malignant neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Th E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Starzl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
keywords: Primary hepatic malignancies; benign liver tumors; hepatic metastases; liver resection; results of liver resection; techniques of liver resection